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Hometown: Carrboro, NC
Label: Compound Records
Management: Zach Terry
Website: www.myspace.com
Genre: Folk
http://music.mync.com/2009/11/sessions-at-studio-b-with-the-whiskey-smugglers/
"Standing up there with the Old Crows and Hackensaws of the world, the Whiskey Smugglers rock a sweet and rowdy brand of large-ensemble Americana. With high lonesome harmonies, heady jams, and blistering rave-ups, these folks bring all the best of the mountains to our Piedmont home" - Montgomery Morris, Music Director at WXYC in Chapel Hill, NC.
"The Whiskey Smugglers bring the fun to our venue every time. With their 8 members spilling off our stage and into the audience, their show always feels more like a house party with a bunch of close friends than a concert. TWS and their fans remind me why Appalachian music won't ever die. Constantly evolving and incorporating new styles with every show, TWS are a talented, high-energy and raucous bunch!"- Nick Stroud, Booking/Events, Jack Sprat Cafe and Bar in Chapel Hill, NC.
“Harnessing fiddle and banjo to songs full of witty one-liners, the outfit had the crowd dancing, laughing, hootin' and hollerin'. Mixing a little jollity with a host of real emotion, it was a perfectly balanced set for a rocking Saturday night.”
Jordan Lawrence - The Daily Tar Heel
"...With high lonesome harmonies, heady jams, and blistering rave-ups, these folks bring all the best of the mountains to our Piedmont home"
Montgomery Morris - Music Director, WXYC Chapel Hill
“Part honky-tonk, part string-band, part down-home orchestra, they are, if nothing else, all heart.”
Ashley Melzer - The Carrboro Citizen
"The barely reigned-in sound approaches beautiful cacophony, fresh and exciting."
Andrew Ritchey - Independent Weekly
"The Whiskey Smugglers are the sort of Americana I can listen to contently all the way down 40 from here to Nashville. They don’t need to ask the tough questions because they’d prefer to tell you a story."
Elise Hopple - Raleigh Weekend-in-Review
"Ya'll are almost as good as ranch dressing!"
Random fan - at the cave
"The band’s mix of bluegrass and country breathes new life into a traditional genre, recalling the classic mountain sounds of North Carolina without sacrificing creativity or innovation."
Linnie Greene - The Daily Tar Heel
"...TWS are a talented, high-energy and raucous bunch!"
Nick Stroud - Booking/Events, Jack Sprat Cafe
“You guys are great!”
Mark Simonsen - Conversation with Zach at The Open Eye Cafe
